May 2026
Celtic Park is one of the most iconic football stadiums in the UK. It is a 60,000-capacity venue that hosts some of the most high-profile and atmospherically charged fixtures in British and European football. For European fixtures and at-home derby days against Rangers, the safe and effective segregation of fan sections is not just a logistical requirement, it is a fundamental condition of the matches being permitted to take place at all.
Roofing Advisors were appointed by Celtic Football Club to design, supply, install and certify a bespoke segregation netting system at Celtic Park, delivered entirely by rope access. The netting, supplied by specialist manufacturer Leon De Oro in Spain, is installed and removed on a game-by-game basis, with a programme of approximately eight installations per season covering European fixtures and at-home derby days.
This is a long-standing ongoing relationship with one of Scotland’s most prominent sporting institutions and one that sits at the intersection of our rope access capability, our height safety expertise, and our commitment to engineering work that has real-world safety and social significance.
Scope of Works
Roofing Advisors provide a complete end-to-end segregation netting service for Celtic Park, encompassing:
Engineering & Approval Process
The anchor points to which the netting is clipped are the critical safety element of the entire system. Before the netting could be installed for the first time, a structural engineer was appointed to carry out on-site pull testing on every anchor point. This verifedr that each fixing could withstand the loads imposed by the netting system under match conditions. The results of the load testing and the structural engineer’s assessment were then formally submitted to Glasgow City Council for approval, providing the regulatory sign-off required for the system to be used in a public venue of this scale.
This rigorous approval process including the structural engineering, load testing, and local authority sign-off, reflects the safety-critical nature of the installation and the level of engineering diligence that Roofing Advisors brought to the project from the outset.
Ongoing Testing & Certification
The anchor points are not tested once and left. Prior to every single installation, each anchor point is retested to confirm it remains structurally sound and fit for purpose. Only once testing is complete does the rope access installation team proceed. This ongoing testing regime ensures that the system maintains its certification and that the safety of both operatives and spectators is never compromised.
Rope Access Delivery
The entire installation and removal programme is carried out by rope access - allowing our operatives to work at height within the stadium bowl quickly, safely and without the need for scaffolding or elevated work platforms that would be impractical in a live stadium environment. The 2-day installation and 1-day removal programme is designed to work around the club’s fixture schedule, minimising disruption to stadium operations whilst ensuring the netting is in place and certified well ahead of kick-off.
Enabling High-Profile Fixtures to Go Ahead Safely
One of themost significant outcomes of this project is straightforward but profound: the segregation netting installed by Roofing Advisors has been a key enabling factor in allowing at-home derby days to return to Celtic Park. Without a certified and approved netting system in place, matches of this nature, which require robust physical segregation between fan sections, could not be hosted at the stadium.
For European fixtures, the netting system ensures Celtic Park meets the safety and segregation requirements of UEFA competitions, allowing the club to host continental matches in front of capacity crowds. The netting prevents debris from being thrown between fan sections and provides a clearly defined, physical boundary between areas which contributing to a safer environment for all 60,000 attendees.
A Trusted, Ongoing Relationship
The ongoing nature of this contract, approximately eight installations per season, season after season, is a reflection of the trust Celtic Football Club places in Roofing Advisors to deliver a safety-critical service reliably, to programme, and to the standard required by both the club and the local authority. Every installation is treated with the same rigour as the first: anchor points tested, system certified, operatives working safely by rope access.
The rope access programme has also opened the door to wider maintenance works within the stadium. With our operatives already on site, rigged and working at height, Celtic Park have been able to utilise our rope access team for additional repairs that would otherwise require separate mobilisation. This includes signage repairs and gutter repairs within the stadium bowl. This is a practical illustration of the wider value a skilled rope access team brings beyond their primary brief: once you have the right people in the right place, the scope of what can be safely achieved at height expands considerably.
Rope Access Capability at the Highest Level
Our work at Celtic Park demonstrates the breadth and depth of Roofing Advisors’ rope access capability, from safety-critical stadium installations requiring structural engineering input and local authority approval, to fast-turnaround game-by-game programmes that demand precision, reliability and the highest standards of operative competence.
Our Rope Access and Height Services division works across Scotland and the UK on stadium, commercial, industrial and heritage projects,delivering work at height solutions that are designed, installed and certified to the standards that clients and regulators require.
